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Although the classic choice would have been sheets, towels make more functional sense. It's always excellent to see how the simplest applications can push mundane products to the next level. As cutesie as the Ghost towel is, we gotta give 'em a hand for incorporating clever, interactive fun at bathtime...

iminentdisaster went on a wheat pasting mission to attack powerbox covers on the streets of NYC, announcing the free power hidden inside. This abstractly voices the lack of public services available to those who are less fortunate.via wooster collective

Gizmodo shows us a real-time file transfer between two Zunes. Uh-oh Apple! Your newest competitor may be huskier and a little out of shape, but will you (old dog) soon implement this function or maybe something better (new tricks)? The Zunes impress us with a speedy 30-second transfer from start...

A disturbing stat plucked from a NYT article recites that "91 percent of adults said they washed their hands after using a public restroom, but real world observers found that only 83 percent actually did." Barf. With tons of crazy germazoids out there like E. Coli, Salmonella, and your standard...